Search for your favorite player or team

© The Hockey News. All rights reserved. Any and all material on this website cannot be used, reproduced, or distributed without prior written permission from Roustan Media Ltd. For more information, please see our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.


February 8, 1969

February 8, 1969

The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. In each issue, you'll find news, features and opinions about the NHL and leagues across North America and the world.

IN THIS ISSUE

NHL TEAM LINEUPS

MONTREAL Goal, Vachon, Worsley, Defense, Laperriere, J.C. Tremblay, Harris, Hillman, Savard, Forwards, Beliveau, G. Tremblay Backstrom, Duff, Cournoyer, Provost, Rousseau, Richard, Ferguson, Redmond, Lemaire. TORONTO Goal, Gamble, Bower. Defense, Pilote, Prono-vost, Horton, Pelyk, Dorey. Forwards, Ellis, Ullman, Oliver, Keon, Mickey, Walton, F. Smith, Henderson, Pulford, Armstrong, Sutherland. CHICAGO Goal, Dryden, Dejordy, Defense Marotte, Young, Reid, Ravlich, Stapleton, Jarrett, Forwards Orban, Martin Pappin, B. Hull, D. Hull, Mohns, Nesterenko, C. Maki, Wharram, Schmautz, Mikita. NEW YORK Goal, Giacomin, Simmons, Defense, Hamilton Brown, Park, Neilson, Seiling. Forwards, Gilbert, Nevin, Fleming, Jeffrey Hcdfield, Stewart, Balon, Ratelie, Goyette, Marshall, Tkaczuk. DETROIT Goal, Crozier, Edwards, Sawchuk. Defense, Baun, Douglas, Popiel, Bergman, Harris. Forwards, Unger, Howe, Delvecchio, F. Mahovlich, MacGregor, Libett, Hatoum, Stemkowski, Monteith, Prentice. BOSTON Goal, Cheevers, Johnston. Defense, Orr, Green, Westfall, Smith, Doak Awrey. Forwards, Esposito, Hodge, Bucyk, Cashman, Sather, Sanderson, Stanfield, McKenzie, Shack, Murphy,…

IN THIS ISSUE

Rookie Egers Spearheads Omaha To New CHL Heights

New Subscribers To THE HOCKEY NEWS Guaranteed To Get First Issue Within Two Weeks HOCKEY NEWS Makes An Ideal Gift On Any Occasion. Give A Subscription To Dad Or Brother OMAHA. Neb. — A month ago. Omaha was a distant third in the Central Hockey League’s Northern Division and the Knights did not have even one player listed among the scoring leaders. But things have changed. Omaha has staged a strong spurt in recent weeks, pulling into a first place tie with Tulsa while collecting 19 of a possible 28 points, including five victories in a row. And, the Knights now have three players in the top 10 in scoring with a combined total of 139 points. Bill Fairbairn leads the Omaha trio with 48 points, good enough for fourth place in the league. The…

IN THIS ISSUE

But Salomons Get Results On Ice From Blues

St. LOUIS. Mo.— George (Punch) Imlach, the Loquacious general manager and coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, has accused the owners of the St. Louis Blues of being guilty of lavish treatment of their plavers. Punch suggests that the open-handed policy of the Blues owners borders on being immoral, if not downright against the code of ethics. Says Toronto’s man with the constant fedora: “Those Blues keep getting and getting. They get so much in the way of bonuses and other side benefits that the rest of the players in the league are on the verge of staging a protest march because they are not included in the loot. “I understand,” says Punch, “that when a plaver with the Blues gets the hat trick (three goals in a game) the management gives him a…

IN THIS ISSUE

Central Hockey League Summaries

WED. JAN. 15 TULSA 2 at FORT WORTH 2 FRI. JAN. 17 AMARILLO 2 at KANSAS CITY 2 HOUSTON 3 at OKLAHOMA CITY 5 SAT. JAN. 18 FORT WORTH 1 at TULSA 1 KANSAS CITY 3 at OMAHA 5 OKLAHOMA CITY 2 at HOUSTON 5 SUN. JAN. 19 AMARILLO 2 at HOUSTON 2 FORT WORTH 6 at KANSAS CITY 4 MEMPHIS 4 at Oklahoma City 4 TULSA 3 at DALLAS 3 WED. JAN. 22 AMARILLO 1 At OKLAHOMA CITY 6 HOUSTON 4 At MEMPHIS 1 THURS. JAN. 23 TULSA 3 At HOUSTON 1 FRI. JAN. 24 FORT WORTH 0 At DALLAS 1 MEMPHIS 3 At AMARILLO 4 OKLAHOMA CITY 2 At OMAHA 4 SAT. JAN. 25 MEMPHIS 2 At OKLAHOMA CITY 9…